英国法在授予慈善委员会职权时并不倾向于解决管理过程中的细节问题，而是为慈善委员会职能划出一个清晰的轮廓。慈善委员会的工作成效也是检验近年来英国慈善法适用效果的重要标准。它的出现及其职权的扩张完全缓解了传统上由司法机关对慈善组织进行监管的职责，将原先需要逐个在法院解决的问题以一种更有效、更简化的方式解决。
慈善委员会的监管职能是从英国皇家检察总长和法院传统职能中分离出来的，随着社会的发展被赋予了新的职权。总体而言，慈善委员会运用法律赋予的职权维护慈善组织的名誉和慈善信托法的可信度，有效地监督着慈善信托的良好运行，坚定了公众对慈善组织的信心。
经过长期的实践，英国建立了一个对公益信托全方位监管的体系，这些经验对我国慈善信托监管机制的建立和完善具有重要的意义。
【作者简介】
解锟，单位为上海人民出版社。
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{8}St.Cross医院以及Rochester教堂滥用慈善信托财产的丑闻见诸于报端，引起了很强烈的反应。
{9}The Charitable Trusts Act of 1853.
{10}The Charitable Trusts Act of 1860, s5.
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{12}在慈善委员会设立后的三年里，衡平法院受理此类诉请的数量从86个减少到18个。慈善委员会受理的诉请则迅速增长。一些简单的慈善信托问题绝大多数都在该委员会获得解决。在《1860年慈善
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